Burl Ward Collins and Viola A. Applegate

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Husband Burl Ward Collins

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           Born: 15 Sep 1923 - Christian County, MO
       Baptized: 
           Died: 13 Jan 1981 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK
         Buried:  - Selmore Cemetery, Ozark, Christian County, MO

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         Father: Ward C. Collins
         Mother: Ora Lee Hanks

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       Marriage: 1946

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Wife Viola A. Applegate

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           Born: 5 Oct 1919 - Douglas County, MO
       Baptized: 
           Died: 2 Apr 2015 - Ozark, Christian County, MO
         Buried:  - Selmore Cemetery, Ozark, Christian County, MO

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Burl Ward Collins

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Birth: Sep. 15, 1923
Christian County
Missouri, USA
Death: Jan. 13, 1981
Tulsa
Tulsa County
Oklahoma, USA

Son of Ward & Ora (Hanks)Collins

Obituary Published Ozark Headliner January 22, 1981

Services for Burl Collins, 58, Tulsa, were held Jan. 16 in Adams Chapel, Ozark, with the Rev. Phil Palmer officiating. Burial was in Selmore Cemetery. Mr. Collins died at 6 a.m. Tuesday in the Osteopathic Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack. Mr. Collins was a World War II veteran and a retired 23-year employee of the Tulsa World-News. Survivors include his wife Viola and two sisters, Mrs. Vivien Whittington and Mrs. Mary Smith, both of Springfield.

Family links:
Parents:
Ward C. Collins (1892 - 1979)
Ora Lee Hanks Collins (1891 - 1928)

Spouse:
Viola A. Applegate Twibell (1919 - 2015)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Selmore Cemetery
Ozark
Christian County
Missouri, USA

Created by: Mark and Kay
Record added: Jul 03, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 93019425

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General Notes: Wife - Viola A. Applegate

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Birth: Oct. 5, 1919
Douglas County
Missouri, USA
Death: Apr. 2, 2015
Ozark
Christian County
Missouri, USA

Viola A. Applegate Collins Twibell was born October 5, 1919 in Douglas County, Missouri, to George Washington Applegate and Dora Siler Applegate. She died Thursday, April 2, 2015 in her home in Ozark.
Viola worked as a housewife, bowling instructor, and restaurant owner. She lived in Ozark until 1950, and then moved to Tulsa, OK, returning in 1981.
Viola married Burl Ward Collins in 1946. Burl died in 1981 after 35 years of marriage. She married James Hubert Twibell in 1990. Jim died in 2004 after 14 years of marriage.
Viola was saved and baptized at the age of 32 and was currently a member of Countryside Christian Church, Ozark.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, five sisters, four brothers, and a step-great-grandchild.
She is survived by two sisters, Anne O'Bryan, and Sharon McGarrah. She is also survived by three step-sons, Jim Twibell and wife Kathy, Bert Twibell and wife Stephanie, and Chris Twibell and wife Tina; and a step-daughter, Rita Windle and husband Jewel; 10 step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren.
Burial in Selmore Cemetery.
Published in the News-Leader on Apr. 3, 2015

Family links:
Parents:
George Washington Applegate (1886 - 1973)

Spouses:
Burl Ward Collins (1923 - 1981)
James Hubert Twibell (1920 - 2005)

Siblings:
Mavie Applegate Jenkins (1907 - 1988)*
Gilbert Thomas Applegate (1911 - 1996)*
Mildred Samantha Applegate Foreman (1913 - 1994)*
Viola A. Applegate Twibell (1919 - 2015)
Lawrence E. Applegate (1924 - 1981)*
Eva V Applegate Wolfe (1925 - 2006)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Selmore Cemetery
Ozark
Christian County
Missouri, USA

Created by: Lyle & Marsha
Record added: Apr 03, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 144521857

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Notes: Marriage

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